Swoop
verb
To quickly move down through the air in a sudden way.
The owl swooped down and caught a mouse.
Often appears as...
- swoop down
- eagles swoop
verb
To quickly and unexpectedly take something.
The thief swooped the wallet from his pocket and ran
Often appears as...
- swoop up
- swoop in
noun
A quick and sudden movement downwards through the air.
With a swift swoop, the eagle captured its prey.
Often appears as...
- in one swoop
- sudden swoop
noun
An act of quickly and unexpectedly taking something.
The raccoon's swoop on the garbage can was successful.
Often appears as...
- make a swoop
- sudden swoop
verb
To make an attack or raid swiftly and without warning.
The police swooped on the suspect's house in the early morning.
Often appears as...
- police swoop
- swoop on a location
verb
To quickly move down through the air in a sudden way.
The owl swooped down and caught a mouse.
Often appears as...
- swoop down
- eagles swoop
verb
To quickly and unexpectedly take something.
The thief swooped the wallet from his pocket and ran
Often appears as...
- swoop up
- swoop in
noun
A quick and sudden movement downwards through the air.
With a swift swoop, the eagle captured its prey.
Often appears as...
- in one swoop
- sudden swoop
noun
An act of quickly and unexpectedly taking something.
The raccoon's swoop on the garbage can was successful.
Often appears as...
- make a swoop
- sudden swoop
verb
To make an attack or raid swiftly and without warning.
The police swooped on the suspect's house in the early morning.
Often appears as...
- police swoop
- swoop on a location
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Descent
Use 'swoop' to describe rapid downward movements, often by birds or planes.
The plane swooped low over the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Intensity
'Swoop' implies an intense, focused action that targets something specific.
The hawk swooped to capture its prey.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Descent
Use 'swoop' to describe rapid downward movements, often by birds or planes.
The plane swooped low over the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Intensity
'Swoop' implies an intense, focused action that targets something specific.
The hawk swooped to capture its prey.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Descent
Use 'swoop' to describe rapid downward movements, often by birds or planes.
The plane swooped low over the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Intensity
'Swoop' implies an intense, focused action that targets something specific.
The hawk swooped to capture its prey.
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The Aztec myth of the...
and four times he pulled back in fear. Humble Nanahuatl stepped forward. The other gods painted him chalky white and glued feathers to him. Without hesitation, he threw himself into the flames. A fire-blackened eagle swooped over the fire, grabbed Nanahuatl and carried him into the sky.
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How the Monkey King...
His battle cries and the clang of weapons echoed throughout the underworld. Sensing a disturbance, the ten Death Lords swooped upon him. But they had never met such resistance from a mortal soul. What was this unusual creature? And was he a mortal, a god— or something else?
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Filming the Impossible...
called an fpv drone that can fly in between the trees through tiny little gaps they can fly almost in limitless ways you can fly them right up and then swoop back down around around trees there's nothing else that you can use to get these kind of shots so it makes them
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Embracing the challenges...
so it's a very interesting time I'm not as pessimistic as I was coming in because I know that in spite of the fact there are challenges right we're going to just take them all out in one fell swoop across that linear time that's super insightful as an outsider
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How does income affect...
and on occasion, it can be somewhat patronizing for scientists to swoop in and tell a family what they need to change in order for their child to succeed. So I want to share an idea with you. What if we tried to help young children in poverty
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Can you solve the...
The election comes around, but before the results can be certified a third party candidate swoops in and burns the treefellow to a crisp. The freshly signed and deeply flawed constitution mandates that this challenger
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Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
of the largest Hawk species in the world the vertebra wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out of the snake the rattler is instantly andar it sounds its trademark warning signal
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What really matters at...
and blinking lights that don't stop even when the patient's life has. Cleaning crew swoops in, the body's whisked away, and it all feels as though that person had never really existed.
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Sardine Feeding Frenzy PIPE...
catering one of the largest feeding frenzies in the world. Sharks make the guest list. Hundreds of copper sharks swooping through a dense oily cloud of fish.
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Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world the bird of prey wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out
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The Aztec myth of the...
and four times he pulled back in fear. Humble Nanahuatl stepped forward. The other gods painted him chalky white and glued feathers to him. Without hesitation, he threw himself into the flames. A fire-blackened eagle swooped over the fire, grabbed Nanahuatl and carried him into the sky.
Video examples
How the Monkey King...
His battle cries and the clang of weapons echoed throughout the underworld. Sensing a disturbance, the ten Death Lords swooped upon him. But they had never met such resistance from a mortal soul. What was this unusual creature? And was he a mortal, a god— or something else?
Video examples
Filming the Impossible...
called an fpv drone that can fly in between the trees through tiny little gaps they can fly almost in limitless ways you can fly them right up and then swoop back down around around trees there's nothing else that you can use to get these kind of shots so it makes them
Video examples
Embracing the challenges...
so it's a very interesting time I'm not as pessimistic as I was coming in because I know that in spite of the fact there are challenges right we're going to just take them all out in one fell swoop across that linear time that's super insightful as an outsider
Video examples
How does income affect...
and on occasion, it can be somewhat patronizing for scientists to swoop in and tell a family what they need to change in order for their child to succeed. So I want to share an idea with you. What if we tried to help young children in poverty
Video examples
Can you solve the...
The election comes around, but before the results can be certified a third party candidate swoops in and burns the treefellow to a crisp. The freshly signed and deeply flawed constitution mandates that this challenger
Video examples
Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
of the largest Hawk species in the world the vertebra wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out of the snake the rattler is instantly andar it sounds its trademark warning signal
Video examples
What really matters at...
and blinking lights that don't stop even when the patient's life has. Cleaning crew swoops in, the body's whisked away, and it all feels as though that person had never really existed.
Video examples
Sardine Feeding Frenzy PIPE...
catering one of the largest feeding frenzies in the world. Sharks make the guest list. Hundreds of copper sharks swooping through a dense oily cloud of fish.
Video examples
Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
it's one of the largest Hawk species in the world the bird of prey wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out
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Joe Lycett
British Comedian
I've developed a fun text when a friend has just had a baby. I ask a classic question: 'Are you sleeping?' The reply is inevitably that they aren't, they're getting a few hours here and there, they're exhausted. It's then when I swoop in: 'It'll all be worth it when they're softly stroking your hair as you slip into oblivion.
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Kevin Brady
American Politician
It's just wrong to work your whole life to build up a nest egg, build your own business - you pass away, and Uncle Sam can swoop in and take away nearly half of everything you've earned. Can you imagine that? Having to sell off most of your land just to keep it from the government, just to save the house.
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Tom Ford
American Designer
My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great.
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Teju Cole
Nigerian Writer
Each time I caught sight of geese swooping in formation across the sky, I wondered how our life below might look from their perspective, and imagined that, were they ever to indulge in such speculation, the high-rises might seem to them like firs massed in a grove.
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Joe Shuster
Canadian Artist
He was mostly leaping tall buildings in the beginning. There were cases where he would leap off a tall building or swoop down, and at that point he would look like he was flying, I suppose. It was just natural to draw him like that.
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Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian Architect
Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.
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Angela Rayner
British Politician
Maintenance grants, a proud Labour achievement which made it easier for children from lower and middle income families to go to university, have been abolished in one fell swoop. To be replaced with loans.
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Dave Eggers
American Writer
When anybody starts out with a memoir, you get the impulse to tell your own story with your own voice, and you get all that out in one fell swoop sometimes.
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Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no voice other than our own.
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Joan Collins
American Actress
I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.
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Joe Lycett
British Comedian
I've developed a fun text when a friend has just had a baby. I ask a classic question: 'Are you sleeping?' The reply is inevitably that they aren't, they're getting a few hours here and there, they're exhausted. It's then when I swoop in: 'It'll all be worth it when they're softly stroking your hair as you slip into oblivion.
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Kevin Brady
American Politician
It's just wrong to work your whole life to build up a nest egg, build your own business - you pass away, and Uncle Sam can swoop in and take away nearly half of everything you've earned. Can you imagine that? Having to sell off most of your land just to keep it from the government, just to save the house.
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Tom Ford
American Designer
My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great.
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Teju Cole
Nigerian Writer
Each time I caught sight of geese swooping in formation across the sky, I wondered how our life below might look from their perspective, and imagined that, were they ever to indulge in such speculation, the high-rises might seem to them like firs massed in a grove.
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Joe Shuster
Canadian Artist
He was mostly leaping tall buildings in the beginning. There were cases where he would leap off a tall building or swoop down, and at that point he would look like he was flying, I suppose. It was just natural to draw him like that.
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Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian Architect
Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.
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Angela Rayner
British Politician
Maintenance grants, a proud Labour achievement which made it easier for children from lower and middle income families to go to university, have been abolished in one fell swoop. To be replaced with loans.
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Dave Eggers
American Writer
When anybody starts out with a memoir, you get the impulse to tell your own story with your own voice, and you get all that out in one fell swoop sometimes.
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Paul Hawken
American Environmentalist
Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no voice other than our own.
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Joan Collins
American Actress
I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.
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